NAFCO contracted for the design, supply, electrical design, detailing, fabrication and installation of the entire material handling system for CPS Energy at the Calaveras Lake Generating Station near San Antonio, Texas. They system which allows CPS to receive shipments of coal and transport it to the power plant. The project included the construction of a 1,500 foot rotary-plow tunnel and 72” conveyor with a capacity of 3,000 tons per hour, as well as mechanical piping systems. Also included in this project was a 300 foot 72” conveyor with a fixed tripper which has the capacity of 3,000 tons per hour. The project included over 2,600 tons of steel with a two coat sophisticated paint system applied for corrosion protection.
